180 East 5th Street, Suite 950
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Phone: (651) 296-2254 | Fax: (651) 296-5866
Email: lawyerregistration@mbcle.state.mn.us
Public Access to the Board Offices is currently limited. We encourage you to contact us by email at lawyerregistration@mbcle.state.mn.us if you have any questions or concerns. Telephone calls may go to voicemail, but will be returned as quickly as possible. Please call before coming to the Board offices. Every person visiting these offices must wear a face mask. If a health condition precludes you from wearing a mask, please contact the Board office in advance of visiting so additional precautions can be made. Staff is available 8-3:30 by appointment. Lawyers due to report October 1, 2020, are strongly encouraged to complete their lawyer registration statements electronically. As of March 16, 2020, lawyers may use Am Ex to pay in addition to Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and EFT.
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The Court has issued an Order amending the Lawyer Registration Rules effective July 1, 2018. The changes include the following:
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Effective 7/1/2017, a late fee of $75 will immediately be assessed to any lawyers who do not meet the registration statement deadline. However, there will now be a 1-month grace period before administrative suspension. See the Supreme Court order.
Starting February 7, 2017, the monthly admission ceremony is being moved from the Minnesota Judicial Center to the Supreme Court’s courtroom at the Capitol:
27 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., 2nd Floor
St. Paul, MN 55155
For more details, visit the Monthly Ceremonies page.
As of January 6, 2017, all unpaid registration fees due January 1, 2017 are considered late and the attorneys’ licenses have been transferred to a non-payment suspension. To remove a non-payment suspension, the registration fee and a $75 late penalty must be paid. Pay using the Online Lawyer Registration System.
Amendments to the Lawyer Registration Rules have been ordered on September 29, 2015, with an effective date of 1/1/2016.
Additional amendments to the Lawyer Registration Rules have been ordered on December 29, 2015, with an immediate effective date.
Read the 2014 LRO Annual Report.
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